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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-ray-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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Dr Percy said: "Where the real accelerator value add comes in here, what can be done on that network can be rinse and repeat anywhere else."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Last year, one of Y Combinator’s startups needed 120 graphics processing units, or GPUs, for a two-month training run but couldn’t find a suitable contract, according to a person familiar with the accelerator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He seeks to continue expanding local jobs, implement accelerator programs to support the development of small businesses and prioritize infrastructure to attract new businesses to the district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There, they used the facility's synchrotron, a circular particle accelerator that generates powerful X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

She holds the wet cloth across her ankles as Grandpa Ed backs out of his spot and hits the accelerator.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Physicists have spent years searching for evidence of these wakes at the Large Hadron Collider and other high-energy particle accelerators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Demand could weaken across accelerators, memory, networking and data-center equipment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Demand for our custom AI accelerators and networking continues to be very strong,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

That involves adding "sulphur accelerators, antioxidants, and activators into the material" which "prevents the biodegradation of balloons" and also leaks "toxic chemicals into the environment".

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Every Monday evening at seven thirty sharp, the accelerators were turned off and the staff convened in the LeConte Hall library.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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